We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
330 of its 776 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Poisoning was named in 144 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
75 of its 116 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Brazzaville accounted for 62 of Congo's 75 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
138 of Lahore's 257 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
85 of its 106 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Shkodra accounted for 78 of Albania's 85 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (64 stories).
300 of its 350 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (90 stories). Flooding was named in 175 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storms, heavy rain and tropical storm.
112 of its 150 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Darfur accounted for 87 of Sudan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories).
31 of its 65 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Cyclone was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Hepatitis was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Brussels accounted for 485 of Belgium's 502 stories about harm, carried by 358 outlets. Tornadoes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Fiji (175 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (73 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Brazil (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Japan (58 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hepatitis in Singapore (34 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 Apr. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 49,073 stories about harm among 263,145 counted on 6 Apr.
On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Fiji's news mentioned flooding about 9 times as often as usual. Bangladesh's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. of the day's 263,145 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
The words in the day's stories were softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?
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